DESPERATE MEASURES: UNITS OF MEASUREMENT IN ACTION
Author: Felicia Law
Illustrator: Mike Spoor
Number of pages: 32
Publisher: Windmill Books (UK) First published in: 2010 Format: Graphic novel Is the mathematical focus explicit in the story? Yes Is this story part of a mathematics story series? Yes (Mandrill Mountain Math Mysteries) Click here to preview and/or purchase this book via the Amazon (UK) website Synopsis by the author/publisher
The castaways spot a boat heading toward the island. They want to stay hidden. Mandrill and his Hanuman guards want to force the castaways out of hiding so that they will be recaptured and taken away from the island. Whose plan will succeed? |
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